máu dê

Definition

1. Noun (slang):
   • Lecherous nature / lustful temperament: Refers to a man's excessive and often inappropriate sexual desire or lustful inclination.
   • Goat-like blood (literal): A figurative and slang term comparing a man's strong, persistent sexual drive to the stereotypical lustfulness attributed to goats.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông ta nổi tiếng là có máu dê. (He is notorious for having a lecherous nature.)
  • Anh chàng đó nhìn ai cũng cười, đúng là máu dê. (That guy smiles at everyone; he's truly lustful.)
  • Đừng có máu dê với nhân viên của mình. (Don't be a lecher with your own employees.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is exclusively used for males and carries a strong negative, disapproving connotation. It implies a lack of control and propriety.
• It can be used attributively to describe a person: (the lecherous guy), (lecherous character).

Variants and Related Words

• Dâm đãng (adj): Lewd, lascivious. A more formal adjective describing similar behavior.
• Ham gái (slang, v): To be girl-crazy, to lust after women.

Synonyms

• Lechery: Excessive sexual desire.
• Lustfulness: The state of being driven by intense sexual desire.
• Libidinousness: Having or showing lustful desires.

Related Idioms

• Máu dê nổi lên: (One's) lecherous blood rises. Used when a man acts on or shows his lustful impulses suddenly.
  • Thấy cô ấy mặc váy ngắn, máu dê của hắn lại nổi lên. (Seeing her in a short skirt, his lecherous impulses rose again.)